Paper and letter receiver



R. L. WEBB PAPER AND LETTER RECEIVER Sept. 4, 1923.

Filed May 9, 1922 Q J x 111 1o Robert, L. We )QQ I Q ATTORNEY WITNES:

Patented Sept. 4., 1923. I I t 1,4610% unrrso STATES PATENT '"orncf gy Application filed May 9, 1922. Serial No. 559,671.

To all whom it may concern: opening, and in this opening I arrange a Be it known that I, ROBERT L. WEBB, a box-like casting 2. The casting, on its outer citizen of the United States, residing at face has its corners provided with extensions Baltimore, in the county of Baltimore City in the nature of lugs 3 that-are received in 5 and State of Maryland, have invented new depressions in the door for holding the cast- 55 and useful Improvements in Paper and Leting properly positioned in the opening and ter Receivers, of which the following is a for also holding the outer face of the casting specification flush with the outer edge of the door. The

My present invention has reference to a casting 2 has its sides, adjacent its upper means whereby letters and other postal matcorners notched as at 4, and in these notches 60 ters may be passed through an opening in athere are received short shafts or trunnions door without necessitating the postman plac- 5 formed on the upper corners of aclosure ing the matter in the hands of the receiver, plate 6. On the inner face of the door and and the primary object of the invention 1s to I coverlng the edges of the casting 2 'thereis produce a means for normally closing said a substantially rectangular frame 7, the said 65 opening. frame having its sides formed with extend- A further object is to arrange in an opening ears 8. On the outer face of the door ing made in a door through which letters are and covering the outer edge of the casting to be passed a casting having removably and 2 there is a substantially rectangular frame 0 hingedly supported on its outer face'a door 9. This frame has its edges provided with 70 or closure, frames being arranged upon the extensions in the nature of ears 10, and pass inner and outer faces of the door for covering through the cars 10, the door and the ears lug the edges of the casting, while the outer 8 there are wood screws .11. The frame 9 frame has on its inner edge flanges received has its lower edge provided. with an inin the casting and in contact with the hinged wardly directed longitudinal flange 13 and 75 closure for sustaining the same at a desired the inner edges of its sides likewise provided angle and for preventing the outward swingwith flanges 14. The flanges 14 gradually ing of the said closure. decrease in depth from their connection with The foregoing and other objects which the flange 13"to the upper ends thereof, and

will present themselves as the nature of the the closure plate contacting with the flanges 8o invention is better understood, may be ae- 13 and 14 will be sustained at a slight but complished by a construction, combination desired inclination in the casting 2.

and operative association of parts such as is A letter or other mail matter may be freely disclosed by the drawing which accompanies inserted through the bore by pressure against and which forms part of this application. the hinged or swinging closure 6. The clo- 85 In the drawing sure, by its own weight will automatically Figure 1 is a view of a door provided with return to closed position, and outward swinga mail receiver in accordance with this ining of the said closure will be prevented by vention. the contacting engagement thereof with the Figure 2 is a sectional view, on an enflanges 13 and 14 of the outer frame 9. 9o larged scale, and approximately on the line Having described the invention, I claim 2-2 of Figure 1. In a letter receiver, the combination with Figure 3 is a similar sectional view on the a door having an. opening therethrough, a line 33 of Figure '1. casting received in the opening having its Figure 4 is a view of the outer frame recorners provided with lugs that are let in 95 moved. the door and having its sides notched below Figure 5 is a view looking toward the the said lugs, a closure plate having short outer face of the inner frame. shaftsjournaledi in the notches, frames on the As disclosed by the drawing, I provide a inner and outer faces of the door opposite the door 1 with a substantially rectangular edges of the casting, the outer frame hav- 10o ing its lower edge formed with an inwardly directed flange and its inner side edges provided With similar flanges, the latter gradually decreasing in depth from their juncture With the longitudinal flange, the closure plate contacting said flanges and being prevented from outward movement by such In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ROBERT L. WEBB. 

